About Hannah

"Q: Where do cantaloupes go for the summer? A: John Cougar Mellon Camp!" From that joke you can surmise a few things about Hannah -- she loves a good pun, she delights in irreverence, and red peppers are her vegetable of choice. How does one figure out Hannah loves red peppers from that joke? Hmm, that's top secret. Hannah also adores outdoor activities, arts & crafts, reading, and being abroad.

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Retro Revival: 1930s Style Infiltrates Fall 2012 Runway Shows

If glamour were grammar, the 1930s would have been the era that crossed all its T’s and dotted all its I’s. It seems today’s designers have a soft spot for these sharp, svelte styles, because one could espy ’30s influences

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I Love Lamp DIY

DIY Action Figure Lamp

DIY Action Figure Lamp

Shuffling around the web a few weeks ago, I bumped into the wild action figure lamps of Ryan McElhinney, and a light went off in my head. Ding! Here was the perfect project for putting childhood collections of toys and …

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Our Favorite Street Style Snaps from NYFW


Images via Harpers Bazaar (left) and Fabsugar

From yeti-ready jackets to boisterously colorful pants, up-and-coming trends infiltrated Fall 2012 New York Fashion Week street style snaps en masse. It was quite an effort sifting through this visual carousel of delights, …

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Art’s Best Friend: Peter Clark’s Doggone Cute Collages

Made of everything from maps to postage stamps, UK-based artist Peter Clark’s collages are not only eco-adoring thanks to their re-purposed materials, they’re pretty much the most ‘paw-dorable’ thing we’ve ever seen!

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Quiz of the Month: 2012 Trends to Try

Tickled pinker than cotton candy by your enthusiastic response to the “Find Your Coat Calling” quiz in November, we decided to start a monthly blog quiz. Hope you enjoy!

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Page Turners: Define By Design


All images via My Vintage Vogue

I’m going to start this post out with a Captain Obvious statement: Fashion is a way to express yourself. Or, as Susan put it in her closet tour video, it’s a way to …

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May the Farce Be with You

Whether or not you have a good lay of the Star Wars land, I think you’ll agree that Greg Peltz’s perniciously humorous Star Wars portraits are ‘hans-down’ worthy of a solo show.

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An Etsy Seller Whose Art is the Tops

Sweaters and jackets are always body-warming, but seldom heart-warming…unless they’re illustrated by Etsy seller and artist Mark Hall-Patch.

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Style Icon: Greta Garbo


Greta in her namesake Garbo hat via Felix in Hollywood

Perhaps the greatest mark of a style icon is having an item of clothing named after you. Few can claim to have made this mark, but Greta Garbo (née Gustafsson), …

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A Street-Style-Inspired Wardrobe Resolution


Left image via Style/Clicker, right image via Trendycrew.

When it comes to grafting together garments for an outfit, I think I do a decent job of knocking some socks off. But when it comes to accessorizing, I’ve trouble …

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Today’s Special: The Craziest Vegetable You’ve Ever Seen

Image via Wikipedia

When my friend Yael showed up to our book club with a spiraling head of broccoli romanesco in hand, I was floored. “What is this…this…thing? It looks like it belongs on the wall of my senior year …

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Just in Suitcase – A Novel Furnishing Idea


Above, Recreate’s suitcase chair in Revrobe Cameo Blue.

The minute I chanced upon these upcycled suitcase chairs by interior design shop Recreate, sitting all packed up and pretty in a far corner of the internet, I developed a …

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